ASTB-E Study Guide with Complete Solutions

ASTB-E Study Guide with Complete
Solutions

-Fuselage (the body)
-Wings
-Landing Gear
-Powerplant
-Tail assembly
-Flight Instruments/ Controls and Control Surfaces - ANS-Parts of a Fixed Wing Aircraft:

An aircraft part or surface that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or propulsion for
the aircraft - ANS-Airfoil

-Straight
-Sweep
-Delta - ANS-Three basic wing types used on modern planes

As the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases - ANS-
Bernoulli's Principle:

Pitching - ANS-Lateral Axis

Rolling - ANS-Longitudinal Axis

The uncorrected altitude read directly from the altimeter when it is set to the current
altimeter setting - ANS-Indicated Altitude

The vertical distance of the aircraft above sea level - ANS-True Altitude

The vertical distance of an aircraft above the terrain, or ground level - ANS-Absolute
Altitude

The altitude indicated when the altimeter setting window is adjusted to 29.92 - ANS-
Pressure Altitude

Pressure altitude corrected for variations from standard temperature - ANS-Density
Altitude

Measures air pressure reading from pitot tube - ANS-Indicated Airspeed